Iraqi man, 33, appears in court accused of raping boy, 14, in an alleyway in Portsmouth and stalking a woman

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 10:03 EDT, 7 September 2026 | Updated: 10:06 EDT, 7 September 2026 An Iraqi man who showed 'particularly dangerous behaviour' has appeared in court accused of raping a 14-year-old boy in an alleyway in an English seaside city. Sadiq Farhad Azad, 33, allegedly raped the boy in an alleyway off London Road in Portsmouth. He is accused of speaking to the teenager, who he did not know, on a bus before following him off and attacking him. He has been charged with rape, stalking and criminal damage in Portsmouth after police received reports he had also stalked a woman in her 20s. Azad, of no fixed abode, has now appeared before Portsmouth Magistrates' Court, where he faces the charges. He appeared in the dock wearing a grey shirt.On August 11, police received a report that a 14-year-old child had been raped between 7pm and 8pm by a man he had spoken to on the bus. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said it launched an investigation into the alleged attack after it was reported to the force five days later. Sadiq Farhad Azad, 33, has appeared in court accused of raping a 14-year-old boy in an alleyway off London Road, in Portsmouth (pictured), and stalking a womanDuring the probe, a woman, aged in her 20s, made a separate allegation on September 1 that a man had been stalking her for a year and had damaged a family member's car.Enquiries led officers to arrest Azad for both offences. The Iraqi was subsequently charged with rape of a child aged 13 to 15, stalking, and criminal damage to property valued at less than £5,000. Judge Anthony Callaway said: 'Sadiq Azad, you come to this court for three separate matters.'One is a matter of rape against a boy aged 14 in August of this year. One is a separate matter of stalking and one of criminal damage.'All of these will be sent to the Crown Court for your next hearing on October 5.'Azad's next hearing will be a plea and trial preparation hearing at Portsmouth Crown Court on October 5, 2026.Prosecuting, Graham Heath said: 'The prosecution say the sexual offence as well as the stalking offence display particularly dangerous behaviour.'No bail application was made and Azad will remain in custody.